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Matthew

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Novelist, teacher, game designer, general badass (ret.) matthewkagle.com vacuumgenesis.com

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Well, I can't attest to the sexy bits (I started skipping them halfway), but the character and plot development... Kinda, yeah.

20.02.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Saw the new Avatar. Nice esoteric Moby Dick reference, Mr. Cameron.

20.02.2026 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A Logic Named Joe was written in 1946. Moxon's Master was 1899. We've been afraid of computers and robots since before they existed. Doesn't that seem irrational? Isn't it still irrational now?

19.02.2026 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The best thing about having a wife at Netflix is being able to see Taylor Tomlinson's specials early and then RUINING THE JOKES FOR EVERYONE ELSE.

19.02.2026 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The best thing about having a wife at Netflix is being able to see Taylor Tomlinson's specials early and then RUINING THE JOKES FOR EVERYONE ELSE.

19.02.2026 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New million dollar idea: One stalk of celery.
You go to the store and only buy one stalk at a time. That way, you don't throw out a head every week.

18.02.2026 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tim Minchin's Storm the Animated Movie
YouTube video by stormmovie Tim Minchin's Storm the Animated Movie

When RFK is out, we're going to have to make this our national theme song.
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17.02.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Netflix UI design: We made everything easy to find so you can watch or play quickly.

Apple TV UI design: We hate you. We hate everything you love. The fact you watch our shows makes us hate ourselves.

17.02.2026 04:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If Riley Gaines put as much effort into training as she does into hurting trans people, she might have come in third.

12.02.2026 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How do you feel about it now?

12.02.2026 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How much you want to bet those weren't REALLY their favorite Pokemon?

09.02.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really only two choices:
He didn't know it was racist.
He didn't care it was racist.
Both require action.

08.02.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
YES, the US book and publishing market absolutely affects the Canadian market. They’re putting out literal millions of titles per year to our 10,000. So the US administration’s chilling effect on #LGBTQ publishing will change what new books you’ll get to read in the next few years. 

What can you do?

- Follow queer authors and their publishers (check out those Canadian and small and academic presses).
- Follow literary journals that feature queer work. Share their content. 
- Most of all, buy their books new whenever you can! Sales of new books determine whether a category will be supported, or an individual author’s next book will make it to print. (Even indie authors have to feel like they can get their books out and recoup their costs.) 

And do your book shopping in queer spaces where queer and diverse books are prioritized. Spaces like this only exist if you buy books from them. (US friends, this goes for you too.)

YES, the US book and publishing market absolutely affects the Canadian market. They’re putting out literal millions of titles per year to our 10,000. So the US administration’s chilling effect on #LGBTQ publishing will change what new books you’ll get to read in the next few years. What can you do? - Follow queer authors and their publishers (check out those Canadian and small and academic presses). - Follow literary journals that feature queer work. Share their content. - Most of all, buy their books new whenever you can! Sales of new books determine whether a category will be supported, or an individual author’s next book will make it to print. (Even indie authors have to feel like they can get their books out and recoup their costs.) And do your book shopping in queer spaces where queer and diverse books are prioritized. Spaces like this only exist if you buy books from them. (US friends, this goes for you too.)

I hate to keep pushing, but my books are some of the only reliable income I have. If you can, please pre-order my new novel, By The Way, and support an indie and LGBTQ+ author and illustrator!

By The Way: shop.the3littlesisters.com/products/by-...

21.01.2026 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 258    πŸ” 152    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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The real reason I'm leaving The Great British Baking
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Trump is threatening bombing the likes of which Tehran has never seen
Prue Leith

The real reason I'm leaving The Great British Baking Show Trump is threatening bombing the likes of which Tehran has never seen Prue Leith

the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran

06.02.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 7045    πŸ” 1556    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 111
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05.02.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think she liked the third act and wanted the whole book to be the third act. It's one of those reviews you can't take to heart. The book wasn't for her, but maybe she'll give your other works a chance.

30.01.2026 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Wish it was longer."

30.01.2026 05:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Any Thundercats reboot must include Snarf-Ra.

23.01.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I often wonder how it all works.

Maybe it vents in the back?

21.01.2026 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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20.01.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hamish Linklater might be my new favorite actor. #GenV

18.01.2026 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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17.01.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What Tron:Ares really needed was an exchange between Ares and Athena.
Athena: What's the real world like?
Ares: Nice. No big red or blue lines.
Athena: No lines?!

13.01.2026 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Isn't it weird they're giving him cognitive tests? Do they think he has alzheimer's? If true, it means many millions were drawn in by the ramblings of an old man with dementia.

12.01.2026 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, Ares needed better motivation. People needed to say less.

10.01.2026 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There’s this kind of holier-than-thou tendency to dismiss people’s observations of the world coming apart at the seams by referencing past evils and derisively sneering, β€œWhere have you been?/You’re just now noticing this?” that I think is almost never constructive or helpful.

10.01.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 454    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 9

Halfway through Tron: Ares. It's not terrible. Just needs a few tweaks (mostly dialogue).

10.01.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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10.01.2026 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I always thought this was hysterical.
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09.01.2026 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0